English name: Ethylene glycol
Chinese alias: glycol; 1,2-ethylene glycol; EG; glycol type antifreeze; ethylene glycol type antifreeze; MEG
CAS RN: 107-21-1
EINECS Number: 203-473-3
Molecular formula: C₂H₆O₂
Molecular weight: 62.0837
Solubility: miscible with water, lower aliphatic alcohols, glycerol, acetic acid, acetone and similar ketones, aldehydes, pyridine and similar coal tar bases, slightly soluble in ether, almost insoluble in benzene and its homologues, chlorine Substitute hydrocarbons, petroleum ethers and oils.
Uses: Mainly used for the production of synthetic resins, surfactants and explosives, also used as antifreeze